Solid waste operator
Also searched as: Operador de planta de tratamiento de residuos sólidos
Code 3132.3
What does a Solid waste operator do?
Solid waste operators operate and maintain solid waste treatment and distribution equipment, and test samples to monitor pollution. They assist in the collection and disposal of solid waste, such as construction and demolition debris, and ensure treatment is compliant to safety regulations. They ensure community waste containers are emptied, ensure proper differentiation between waste which needs to be recycled or disposed of, and monitor equipment.
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Essential skills
Knowledge
- waste and scrap products
- waste management
Skills and competences
- communicate with waste collectors
- monitor waste treatment equipment
- control delivered waste
- dispose of non-hazardous waste
- assess waste type
- ensure compliance with environmental legislation
- ensure compliance with waste legislative regulations
- ensure equipment availability
- maintain recycling records
- operate recycling processing equipment
- troubleshoot
- test samples for pollutants
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This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission and the Mapha Taxonomy developed by OTIC SOFOFA (CC BY 4.0), in an adapted version. Group codes come from the ILO's ISCO-08. See sources and licences